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Musical Ideas
The composer John Cage once said that the problem with improvising is that musicians only play what they know and therefore “don’t arrive at any revelation that they’re unaware of.” But improvising always reveals what the musician was unaware of; in fact, that’s its power. We want to hear the surprises that fleetingly illuminate, like… Continue reading
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Finishing Music
You sort of know when a track is done, even though it’s never really finished. The music holds together, its sounds are cohesive, and most importantly, it has an aura that you enjoy coming back to. The track may or may not be your best, yet it does something in a unique way. There are,… Continue reading
